Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-03-12


al Bank runs way up in figures.
They are crowding 100000 dollars
pretty close.
DOMINO playing is the pastime in
West End. Kantner and Heller vs..
DeGrange and w. A Pitzer, contend
every play. The boys all enjoy the
sport, and the lookers-on sit on tobacco
presses and grin.
WILD geese passed over Martinsburg
early Tuesday morning. Their quacks
were heard, but since the deplorable
falseness of the ground hogs prophe-
cies, we will not say it is good sign
that spring is coming
THE crows appear restless these rainy
days. In the morning they all head
west, but in the evening they return TO
the pine-hills as though hunting a
nights lodging. Their loud cav cav \!
has become familiar TO all of us.
FRANK S. DAVIDSON in the Ger
man Detective" won golden sentences
of praise from our people. His troupe
is one of the best travelling and we
trust it may soon favor Martinsburg
with return engagement.
THOMPSON s. TABLER are having the
from window in their clothing store en-
larged, so as to be able to better dis
play their very handsome goods and
neckwear. These young men always
strive for what they deserve-Success.
A tramp upon being offered a job of
cleaning snow from the pavement by a
lady on Queen street, assigned as a rea
son for refusing, that his dead sister
married man named sno,o, and so
losg as her memory remained green he
would never clean snow.
WANTED. 100 first class mud scows
with sufficient men to propel them for
thirty days, to float through the streets
of Martinsburg and endeavor to find
the order passed by our city council six
months ago to clean the streets and raise
the crossings out of the mire. For fur
Their particulars inquire of the city
"dads."
WHEN a fellow complains of feeling
like thunder, in the morning, it is
pretty sure indication that he had been
fooling with Jersey lightning before
Statesman.
MEBBE dot wash, SO, Kap, un vrom
de luks ov some ov de bhoys youst now,
dot lightning struck right here in
Martingsburgh, Eth !
On entering the store of Thompson 4
1ablers, we were struck with the i'm
mense display offne NECK WEAR. When
asked by customer what we thought
of their display in that department, our
verdict was there never was such COM
plete line shown in this city before. The
boys certainly have displayed an unusual
good is ste in these selections. We could
not resist the temptation, we had to invest
in one. 1t is worth a visit to their store
to zee this fine array of NECK WEAR 2t
The friends of Miss Ella p. Rusler
have presented her with = handsome
gold watch and chain. This young lady
was one of the contestants for the
watch at the Mechanics Band Fair
two weeks since. AS her friends
thought her deserving Of their kind re-
spects and not being fully satisfied
with the result of the award, at the
fair they gave her the watch as an ex-
preston of their respect and good will.
PROF. Cox, of Fairmont, the recent
ly elected Principal of the Grammar
School, arrived in Martinsburg Friday
afternoon and will enter upon his du-
ties Monday morning. We hope he may
prove a safe, efficient instructor and
give the patrons of the town the salts
faction of knowing their children are
advancing in intelligence and general
usefulness. Let him aim to do this
and his stay will be pleasant and profit
able-both to himself and to his pupils.
II bachelors of Keystone, Dakota, en-
tered into a solemn compact 3 years
ago never to marry, Making no secret
of their resolve, the ladies set to work,
and already eleven have become bene-
diets and two others are about to wed.
-Ex.
Bachelore of Martinsburg, beware.
Spider-like, these women prepared a
net that caught these doubling Thorn
asses. And they were not half so hand
some as our Berkeley ladies, either.
For THE LAND OF THE SETTING
SUN.-P. A. Rohrbaugh, ESQ.,, and Mr..
Hugh McIlhenny left for Wichita, Kas.
on Monday. These. with those gone